24281 Zip Code (VA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,490
Zip code population in 2010: 2,487
Zip code population in 2000: 2,397

Houses and condos: 1,077
Renter-occupied apartments: 223
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 24281: 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 55.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 45 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $917 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $910 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 24281:

• High school or higher: 79.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
• Unemployed: 1.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 24281:

• Never married: 28.0%
• Now married: 48.3%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 8.3%
• Divorced: 15.4%

• 
• • 2,46599.0%White
  • 251.0%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 24281, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $36,980 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,980
State:	$86,446

Salary/wage: $34,711 (reported on 80.2% of returns)

Here:	$34,711
State:	$71,185

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1233.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3617.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6863.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8932.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12600.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $667 (reported on 25.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$667
Virginia:	$1,805

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.8% for AGIs below $25k, 21.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,625 (reported on 4.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,625
State:	$8,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,500 (reported on 2.5% of returns)

Here:	+$1,500
State:	+$24,644

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,480 (reported on 12.3% of returns)

Here:	+$7,480
State:	+$12,836

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 155.8% for AGIs below $25k, 118.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 161.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,325 (reported on 4.9% of returns)

24281:	$10,325
Virginia:	$21,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 516.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,568 (reported on 27.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,568
State:	$2,214

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 151.5% for AGIs below $25k, 95.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.8%

Here:	94%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 97.2% for AGIs below $25k, 95.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 24281, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $35,150 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,150
State:	$71,192

Salary/wage: $34,146 (reported on 81.2% of returns)

Here:	$34,146
State:	$59,229

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.2% for AGIs below $25k, 75.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $696 (reported on 28.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$696
Virginia:	$1,600

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,180 (reported on 6.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,180
State:	$6,959

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,156 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

Here:	+$1,156
State:	+$16,672

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,809 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	+$7,809
State:	+$14,116

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,500 (reported on 3.8% of returns)

24281:	$6,500
Virginia:	$16,667

Total itemized deductions: $21,714 (23% of AGI, reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	$21,714
State:	$26,596

Here:	22.7% of AGI
State:	20.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $6,075 (reported on 5.0% of returns)

Here:	$6,075
State:	$4,443

Taxes paid: $6,000 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

24281:	$6,000
State:	$9,951

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,276 (reported on 31.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,276
State:	$2,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 62.5%

Here:	62%
State:	46%

(% for various income ranges: 58.1% for AGIs below $25k, 65.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 24281, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $24,103 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$24,103
State:	$56,704

Salary/wage: $23,548 (reported on 81.7% of returns)

Here:	$23,548
State:	$48,441

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.7% for AGIs below $10k, 75.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,144 (reported on 32.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,144
Virginia:	$1,688

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,040 (reported on 5.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,040
State:	$4,028

Profit/loss from business: +$6,624 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	+$6,624
State:	+$13,342

Total itemized deductions: $12,621 (24% of AGI, reported on 7.8% of returns)

Here:	$12,621
State:	$21,492

Here:	23.9% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,553 (6% of AGI, reported on 5.5% of returns)

Here:	$3,553
State:	$3,794

Here:	6.0% of AGI
State:	3.5% of AGI

Total tax: $2,302 (reported on 64.6% of returns)

24281:	$2,302
State:	$9,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,872 (reported on 31.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,872
State:	$1,734

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 82.8%

Here:	83%
State:	52%

(% for various income ranges: 79.6% for AGIs below $10k, 87.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 40830, 40863, 40831, 40964, 37869, 40829.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 158
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 725

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 621 (240 now married, 382 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 24281 with a mortgage: 326
Houses without a mortgage: 35

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,039
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $336

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 24281 household income distribution in 2022

• 52Less than $10,000
• 104$10,000 to $14,999
• 30$15,000 to $19,999
• 42$20,000 to $24,999
• 35$25,000 to $29,999
• 71$30,000 to $34,999
• 50$40,000 to $44,999
• 146$50,000 to $59,999
• 73$60,000 to $74,999
• 100$75,000 to $99,999
• 101$100,000 to $124,999
• 50$150,000 to $199,999
• 21$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 24281

• 37$10,000 to $14,999
• 12$20,000 to $24,999
• 26$30,000 to $34,999
• 21$40,000 to $49,999
• 30$50,000 to $59,999
• 19$60,000 to $69,999
• 19$90,000 to $99,999
• 147$100,000 to $124,999
• 31$125,000 to $149,999
• 95$150,000 to $174,999
• 23$175,000 to $199,999
• 56$200,000 to $249,999
• 27$250,000 to $299,999
• 13$300,000 to $399,999
• 10$500,000 to $749,999
• 14$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 24281

• 10$400 to $449
• 18$450 to $499
• 26$500 to $549
• 7$550 to $599
• 40$1,000 to $1,249
• 120No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $896.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $161,617

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $132,375 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $102,648 - $187,949

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $184,979

Here:	$184,979
State:	$472,865

Mobile homes: $63,006

Here:	$63,006
State:	$100,736

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 773
• Two: 34
• 3 or 4: 93
• Mobile homes: 167

Unemployment: 1.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 24281

• 78.3%711Drove a car alone
• 11.1%101Carpooled
• 2.4%22Taxi
• 4.8%44Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 24281

• 17Less than 5 minutes
• 195 to 9 minutes
• 13510 to 14 minutes
• 15915 to 19 minutes
• 8420 to 24 minutes
• 6225 to 29 minutes
• 4430 to 34 minutes
• 1335 to 39 minutes
• 4840 to 44 minutes
• 14645 to 59 minutes
• 5560 to 89 minutes
• 4390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 69.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,490

• Male householders: 351 (61 living alone), Female householders: 521 (198 living alone)

• 376 spouses (376 opposite-sex spouses), 96 unmarried partners, (82 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 506 children (432 natural, 25 adopted, 47 stepchildren), 87 grandchildren, 73 brothers or sisters, 170 parents, 185 foster children, 47 other relatives, 32 non-relatives

Size of family households: 188 2-persons, 201 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 126 5-persons, 61 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 259 1-person, 23 2-persons

279 married couples with children.
52 single-parent households (30 men, 22 women).

94.5% of residents of 24281 zip code speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% very well, 16% well, 24% not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CHESAPEAKE & POTOMAC TELEPHONE CO (US HIGHWAY 58 in ROSE HILL, VA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , CHESAPEAKE & POTOMAC TELEPHONE COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Population in 1990: 2,404.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1,036
• Northeast: 27
• Midwest: 103
• South: 1,246
• West: 47

59% of the 24281 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Virginia.

98% of the 24281 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 12. The highest number of fires - 28 took place in 2014, and the least - 5 in 2004. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (44.9%), and Outside Fires (38.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 24281
• 8844.9%Structure Fires
• 7538.3%Outside Fires
• 2110.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 126.1%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 24281, Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 24281 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	26	71.8 years
Robert	25	72.5 years
John	24	78.5 years
Mary	21	75.9 years
William	17	74.0 years
Charles	14	71.4 years
Roy	9	79.2 years
Charlie	9	76.8 years
Paul	9	72.5 years
George	9	76.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 24281 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Fee	27	75.5 years
Marcum	22	70.6 years
Hensley	22	78.8 years
Taylor	21	67.2 years
Wilson	18	81.8 years
Long	18	73.1 years
Smith	16	77.8 years
Eldridge	15	70.5 years
Campbell	15	78.9 years
Collins	15	74.8 years